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•States urge FG to gradually phase out electricity subsidies in power sector •Say monies spent on inefficient costs Chuks Okocha, Olawale Ajimotokan, Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos As the one-week suspension of the nationwide strike by organised labour expires today, the leadership of the trade unions have appealed to President Bola […]
The Federal Government, on Monday, raised the alarm over the renewed smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the massive hike in the pump price of the commodity in neighbouring countries. It stated that while the average price of petrol in Nigeria was about N701/litre, the average cost of the product in neighbouring […]
The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out of a total of 11.9 million candidates who sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board between 2018 and 2024 scored […]
Olorunjeda Salau, a resident of Iberekodo, a community in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, has blocked a water channel, causing some buildings to be waterlogged. The affected buildings are situated on Surulere Street in the community. On the other side of the blocked water channel is the fence of Famous Gardens Estate. About a […]
Many state governors have spent billions of naira to purchase exotic vehicles of different foreign brands for members of the state houses of assembly despite the economic downturn in the country, Daily Trust can report. Analyses by Daily Trust indicated that nine states have expended over N15bn on different brands of vehicles mostly for lawmakers in the current political […]
Lagos State government yesterday disclosed that it has concluded plans to unveil about 20 road projects and some bridges across the various parts of the state. The special adviser to Lagos State governor on Infrastructure, Engineer Olufemi Daramola revealed this when he led the technical team to the Office of Infrastructure to inspect some of […]
Experts have blamed the rising cost of commodities in the market on the high cost of transporting goods from one point to another in Nigeria. The country depends largely on land transport for haulage services, thereby being greatly affected by the removal of fuel subsidies. Speaking to the Nigerian Tribune, Paul Kyan, a transporter who […]
LAGOS — Industry experts and financial analysts have noted that the economy is on a tough road to recovery and that the minimum wage agitation and return of fuel subsidy will further complicate the process and prospect of early recovery. This is even as Organised Labour Weekend said President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, […]
WHO said foods exposed to temperatures above 5 °C (41 °F) for over two hours can become unsafe to eat. The health organisation gave this warning on Friday in a series of messages posted on X.com in commemoration of the 2024 World Food Safety Day themed, ‘Food safety: prepare for the unexpected’. The World Food […]
The Nigerian flag has been treated largely with love and respect since it was raised in 1960. Sadly, till his death at the age of 87 in August 2023, its designer, Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, had little recognition, and his body remains cold in a morgue 10 months later. It was in 1958, during the transition […]
